Anas platyrhynchos

"Mallard" redirects here. For the preserved steam locomotive, see Category:LNER Class A4.

IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Anseriformes • Familia: Anatidae • Subfamilia: Anatinae • Tribus: Anatini • Genus: Anas • Species: Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758

Wikispecies has an entry on: Anas platyrhynchos.

Vernacular names

Norsk bokmål: Stokkand · العربية: بط بري · Azərbaycanca: Yaşılbaş ördək · Bahasa Melayu: Itik Melewar · Bân-lâm-gú: Kim-thâu-á · Brezhoneg: Houad-korz · Български: Зеленоглава патица · Català: ànec collverd · Česky: Kachna divoká · Cymraeg: Hwyaden Wyllt · Dansk: Gråand · Deutsch: Stockente · Eesti: Sinikael-part · Ελληνικά: Αγριόπαπια · English: Mallard · Español: Ánade real · Esperanto: Platbeka anaso · Euskara: Basahate · فارسی: کله‌سبز · Français: Canard colvert · Frysk: Wylde Ein · Gàidhlig: Tunnag fhiadhaich · Galego: Alavanco Real. Lavanco · 한국어: 청둥오리 · Hrvatski: Divlja patka · Íslenska: Stokkönd · Italiano: Germano reale · עברית: ברכיה (עוף) · Коми: Горда · Lietuvių: Didžioji antis · Magyar: Tőkés réce · मराठी: मलार्ड बदक · Nederlands: Wilde eend · 日本語: マガモ · Нохчийн: Акха бад · Norsk nynorsk: Stokkand · Polski: Kaczka krzyżówka · Português: Pato-real · Русский: Кряква · Саха тыла: Хара көҕөн · Sámegiella: Duoršu · Slovenčina: Kačica divá · Slovenščina: mlakarica · Српски / srpski: Дивља патка · Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Divlja patka · Suomi: Sinisorsa (hinäsorsa) · Svenska: Gräsand · Tagalog: Papaw · Tiếng Việt: Vịt cổ xanh · Türkçe: Yeşilbaş · Українська: Крижень · Žemaitėška: Dėdliuojė pīlė · 中文（繁體）‎: 綠頭鴨 · 中文（简体）‎: 绿头鸭 ·

See also: Domesticated ducks

Males (drakes) [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (male)

Different views [rediger]

Interesting Behaviour [rediger]

English: Blood-stained ice from the nasal discharge of a bird dying from duck plague.
in Meijō Park, Japan
With turtle

Male eclipse plumage [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (male eclipse)

English: Eclipse plumage. In summer, male (drake) Mallards moult into 'eclipse' plumage, resembling female plumage. They can be sexed by their yellow (not brown) bills.

Deutsch: Schlichtkleid. Nach der Brut wechseln Stockenten-Erpel ihr Gefieder und erhalten ihr Schlichtkleid, das an das Gefieder der weiblichen Stockenten erinnert. Von den Weibchen unterscheiden sich die Erpel dadurch, daß sie einen gelben Schnabel haben, während die Weibchen einen braunen Schnabel haben.

In moult between eclipse and breeding plumage [rediger]

Deutsch: Übergangsformen zwischen Pracht- und Schlichtkleid,

Swimming, different views [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos swimming (male)

Swimming, interesting behaviour [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos swimming (male)

chasing

In flight [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos in flight (male)

Cleaning feathers [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos preening (male)

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Larvik, Norway

Portraits [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (male portrait)

Females (ducks) [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (female)

Different views [rediger]

Females swimming [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos swimming (female)

Females in flight [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos in flight (female)

English: Black Duck - Mallard Comparison

Portraits [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos heads (female)

Mixed pairs [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (mixed pairs)

Eclipse drake in front (yellow bill), female behind
Female in front, eclipse drake behind (yellow bill)

Mixed pairs swimming [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos swimming (mixed pairs)

Mixed pairs in flight [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos in flight (mixed pairs)

Flocks [rediger]

Category:Anas platyrhynchos (flocks)

Mallard flock on ice, St. Mary's Rapids, Ontario/Michigan
Mallard flock, St. Mary's Rapids, Ontario/Michigan
English: Mariager Fjord in winter is a resting place for many birds including Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus), Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) and Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), all seen in the photo.

Dansk: Mariager Fjord er om vinteren opholdssted for mange fugle, f.eks. sangsvane (Cygnus cygnus), knopsvane (Cygnus olor), gråand (Anas platyrhynchos) og blishøns (Fulica atra), der ses på fotoet.